The Blind date •ON HOLD•

.5

                         (Jacob)

  "Jacob look i'm sorry about yesterday with shannon i wasn't thinking" jack said.
"Yea" i mutter.
I stared at the dead body picture.
God why can't i feel bad. Or sad?

I didn't know this girl that's probably why.
But i didn't know shannon and yet i still felt nothing.
"It's just valentines day is coming up" i look up at jack.
"Repeat the last sentence please" i said.
"Every year ethan asks shannon to go on a date with him he's in love with my daughter. It's just valentines day is coming up. So that means he's about to ask her" jack repeated what he said.

"Ethan? The guy who got upset with her?" I ask.
"He'a got a temper" jack said.
"You don't like this guy?" I ask.
I continue to look at the case.
"Hey jacob could you do me a favor" jack asked.
"Mhm" i said while nodding.
I was looking at the description on how they were killed so i wasn't paying attension.

"Will you ask shannon on a date tommarow" jack asked.
"Mhm" i nod.
"Wait what?" I ask looking up.
"Thanks boy i feel much better" jack said.
"What did i agree to?" I ask.
"Asking shannon on a date tommorow?" Jack said.

I felt my heart beat hammer against my chest.
"Um.... why?" I ask.
"Because this ethan boy always goes looking for her and i want her to be with someone who will protect her" he said.

"Do i have to do anything special" i ask.
"Ask cara she knows what shannon likes." Jack said while walking away.
I huff and get up.

Why did i get stuck in these situations?
I walked down town and opened the door to the diner.
Cara smiled at me.
I walked to the counter.
"I need to ask you something" i said.
"What is it about? It better not be about dating shannon" she said teasingly.
She looked up at my serious face.
"Oh... seriously?!" She asked.

"Yea her father is making me okay. asking me to do this" i said while running my hand through my hair.
"JOHN i'm taking a break i have a emergency!" Cara yelled.
A guy nodded and went back to cleaning tables.

Cara walked up to me and grabbed my wrist.
She pulled me out of the diner.
"You can't just date her. Expecially since her dad asked you have to mean it!" She said whike giving me a glare.
I rolled my eyes.
"But-"
"No buts!" She said.
"Fine what do i do?" I ask.
"First you have to get the blessing" she said.

"Blessing of what? From who?" I ask.
"Me of course you can't expect me to just let you date her you have to ask" she said.
"Can i have thou art blessing?" I ask.
"Of course. Now you what do you have planned?" She asked.

"Nothing?" I said.
"Wow. If looks could kill i would be killing you" she said.
"You threw it at me when i wasn't paying attension!" I said.
"Your going to give her a good time because i was her valentine and your taking her away from me... she always gives me chocolate" she made a pouting face.

"What ever" i mutter.
"You should go ask her now" cara said.
"But i don't know what to do!" I hiss.
"Just ask her she doesn't bite" she said.
"She beats people with frying pans" i mutter.
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Cara stood about ten feet away as i walked up the porch steps to shannon's cabin.
I looked back and she gave me a thumbs up.
"This is riduclous" i mutter.
I knock on her door.
She opens it.
"Yes jacob?" She said.

"How did you know it was me?" I ask.
"Your the only person who knocks" she said.
"I have something to ask you" i said nervously.
"Ask away" she said.
"Will... you go on a date with me tommorow?" I ask.

I see her flinch a little but doesn't slam the door in my face.
"Did my father put you up to this?" She asked.
She's a smart girl if she knows what her father's doing.

"Yes.." i murmer.
"Why?" She asks.
"Because of ethan" i mutter.
"Sure" she said.
"Sure what?" I ask.
"Sure i will go on the fake date with you" she said.

"It doesn't have to be fake" i mutter.
"Cara's watching you" she said.
I look behind me and see sure enough she is glaring at us.

"I will see you tommarow" i said.
She nods then closes the door.